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Employee was using a pipe wrench to disassemble a water pump. EE was pulling down on the wrench from overhead when the jaws slipped causing the handle to hit EE in the forehead. Employee sustained a laceration to the forehead requiring stitches.
Employee was in the process of changing screens. When EE tried to loosen the screen hold down clamp with a pry bar, EE mashed the end of EE's left ring finger on the frame edge, amputating the end of it.
Employee was on knees using a utility knife to cut a conveyor belt when the knife slipped out of the belt and hit right knee causing a laceration.
WHILE SHOVELING UNDER CONVEYOR BELT EE RAISED UP& HIT BACK ON CONVEYOR FRAME
EE WAS DISLODGING CRUSTED STONE FROM ROCK BIN WITH IRON DIGGER. CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN DIGGER &SIDE OF BIN & FRACTURED FINGER
EE WAS BEATING SIDE OF ROCK BIN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TO DISLODGE ROCK CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN SIDE OFBIN & HAMMER HANDLE